c1et5uql rrkovp55 a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id" dir="auto">These are also antique pieces in a good state of preservation! Swords, even if they are in such good condition, belong in the museum. You have to take a look at the Malaysia Sword Museum! They are great specimen
  • One would have to analyze the material metal wood winding fibers would certainly be very interesting! You don't see such a bundle every day
  • The handle on the smaller sword is made from wound rattan fibres.
  • The larger sword is made from silver and wound silver threading (I believe it is the typical not so pure silver/tin that was used).
  • This means that it is likely that the swords are up towards 250 years old and that the long one belonged to someone of a high status.

    The area they are from is a place that has been ravaged by war for several hundred years right from the wards beween Burma and Siam (Thailand), conquer by the English empire, the Second World War, the Chinese civil war through to the Laos Civil/Vietnam war.

    It is highly likely that the swords have seen some action. Although a bit rusty, the swords are still very sharp. Given that the blade on the longer sword is narrower at the hilt it is likely that it has been sharpened several times through history. Again this probably means that it had a practical use/purpose and wasn't just for display.








    22. January 2021 01:03
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    Newcastle

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    Between Christmas and New year we made a trip to Newcastle with the family.They had this beautiful l
    Between Christmas and New year we made a trip to Newcastle with the family.








    They had this beautiful little animal park that is maintained by the council and is free to visit.











    Just outside Newcastle is fighterworld, which is an aircraft museum next to an active air strip.










    Newcastle museum was also worth a visit on a rainy day.





    One evening we went to the games arcade...no idea how Aiden managed to get a first place in racing.




    21. January 2021 18:03
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    Karate 2020

    21. January 2021 18:03 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments

    Karate during 2020 was challenging to say the least.I was devastated when everything moved online. I
    Karate during 2020 was challenging to say the least.

    I was devastated when everything moved online. I love the partner work and couldn't see how this was going to work through video conferencing.

    The boys and Kim were okay with the new format and I hung in there. I was so happy once we were able to get back in the dojo again.






    Just before the lockdown I had purchased a punching bag, so at least we were able to do some outdoor contact punching.









    During the lockdown there was a kata competition and other programs, and we did get a few prices.




    ...but dojo definitely rules...







    We have managed to go to gradings...












    And I have kept all the grading certificated we have gotton...





















    21. January 2021 14:03
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    Tennis Award

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    Another encouragement award for Aiden. This time in Tennis...
    Another encouragement award for Aiden. This time in Tennis...





    31. December 2020 14:03
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    Covid

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    2020 was definitely a bit different because of Covid.Australia managed to get through with very few
    2020 was definitely a bit different because of Covid.

    Australia managed to get through with very few outbreaks because of very early and sever lockdowns.

    This let people to panic buy. We spent the time to chill out and solve lots of puzzles in the evenings, do lots of exercise in the parks (which was still allowed), Karate online and work moving fully to conference calls.


















    31. December 2020 13:03
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    Challenging year

    31. December 2020 13:03 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments

    The last couple of years has been super challenging for Aiden all around.He is struggling all around
    The last couple of years has been super challenging for Aiden all around.

    He is struggling all around and this photo tells it all.


    For myself I have been struggling equally, and had it not been for the release of karate I don't know where things would have been at. I often wish I had my own bucket to hide under. I don't think this year will be any easier unfortunately...

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    Christmas Photo 2020

    26. December 2020 16:12 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments

    Keeping with tradition we did another family photoshoot this year.This time we wanted to try somethi
    Keeping with tradition we did another family photoshoot this year.

    This time we wanted to try something a bit more ambitious with a boxed setup where the individual boxes tell a bit more of a story.


    I couldn't find an existing box that was big enough to fit me as well as the boys together, so I had to build one myself. I decided on the dimensions 90x90cm (as this was one of the dimensions that I could buy and also transport). I then had to cut it, paint it and nail it together. I had to do all this inside the house as the box is too big to fit through a door.

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    New bikes

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    For Christmas the boys got new bikes from us and my dad (bedstefar).The old were getting too small,
    For Christmas the boys got new bikes from us and my dad (bedstefar).

    The old were getting too small, so needed something bigger....






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    30. September 2015 18:09
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    Claus as a tennis player

    30. September 2015 18:09 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments

    This post is mostly about Claus when he was at his top as one of Denmarks top tennis players.I have
    This post is mostly about Claus when he was at his top as one of Denmarks top tennis players.

    I have kept scans of all the newspaper clippings from when he was winning a lot of tournaments.





























































    In the mid 90's he started to get pretty sick and although he still tried to play tennis it was never at the same level again. Eventually he more or less gave up. His illness took to great a hold of him. These are some of the 'darkest' photos I have of him while he was struggling with his schizophrenia and were taken shortly before I moved to Australia.





    He lost contact with most of his friends and was very dependent on my mum and dad as well as other support programs in place.







    I prefer to remember him as he was before he passed away.


















    This poem reminds me of him.

    The morning after I killed myself, I woke up.

    I made myself breakfast in bed. I added salt and pepper to my eggs and used my toast for a cheese and bacon sandwich. I squeezed a grapefruit into a juice glass. I scraped the ashes from the frying pan and rinsed the butter off the counter. I washed the dishes and folded the towels.
    The morning after I killed myself, I fell in love. Not with the boy down the street or the middle school principal. Not with the everyday jogger or the grocer who always left the avocados out of the bag. I fell in love with my mother and the way she sat on the floor of my room holding each rock from my collection in her palms until they grew dark with sweat. I fell in love with my father down at the river as he placed my note into a bottle and sent it into the current. With my brother who once believed in unicorns but who now sat in his desk at school trying desperately to believe I still existed.

    The morning after I killed myself, I walked the dog. I watched the way her tail twitched when a bird flew by or how her pace quickened at the sight of a cat. I saw the empty space in her eyes when she reached a stick and turned around to greet me so we could play catch but saw nothing but sky in my place. I stood by as strangers stroked her muzzle and she wilted beneath their touch like she did once for mine.

    The morning after I killed myself, I went back to the neighbors’ yard where I left my footprints in concrete as a two year old and examined how they were already fading. I picked a few daylilies and pulled a few weeds and watched the elderly woman through her window as she read the paper with the news of my death. I saw her husband spit tobacco into the kitchen sink and bring her her daily medication.

    The morning after I killed myself, I watched the sun come up. Each orange tree opened like a hand and the kid down the street pointed out a single red cloud to his mother.

    The morning after I killed myself, I went back to that body in the morgue and tried to talk some sense into her. I told her about the avocados and the stepping stones, the river and her parents. I told her about the sunsets and the dog and the beach.

    The morning after I killed myself, I tried to unkill myself, but couldn’t finish what I started.

    —Meggie Royer




    28. September 2015 15:09
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    More childhood memories

    28. September 2015 15:09 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments

    Here are some more photos from my childhood in no particular order. The first ones from a New Years
    Here are some more photos from my childhood in no particular order.

    The first ones from a New Years eve where we got a bit silly with the hats. These were taken at a New Years even in Kenya and before my brother got really sick, so probably around 1989/90.



    And here is Claus.



    And my mum.




    I was really good at shooting when I was a kid and won lots of championships. This photo is one of the few things I have from that time.


    This is Claus and I with our dog.



    Not sure which ones of these is Claus and which is me.




















    This was taken just christmas day in the back yard of my grandma's (Mormor) house. We got the skis as a christmas present. All the fields behind her house belonged to my mothers brother Flemming.



    I think this may be my brother. For the first time I've noticed the photo in the background. It looks like this may be a photo of my mum with her two sisters and brother and what could be her dad Raimer in the middle.















    This would most likely be the new years eve where we were trapped by the snow 1978/79. We were supposed to have celebrated with the family but couldn't even get out of the house. Delicious with a glass of milk and a pie.






    We didn't have a lawn in the back yard. Instead we had pebbles...lots of fun shoveling them.







    This I think is a christmas eve dinner at my grandmas (mormor) place. My mum on the left and my uncle Flemming in the middle. Not sure who the person standing up in. It could be my grandmas brother. Possibly from around 1976/77


    I think it is my great grandpa (Raimer) in the middle row number two from the left. The title of the photo says that it is Christoffer (??) in the top left corner. Looking at the age of the boys this would have been taken in the 1920's.


    Claus dancing aeound the christmas tree and my mum and grandma (Bedstemor/Farmor).


    From left to Right. My grandma (On my dads side/Bedstemor/farmor), Knud Aage (My uncle/dads brother), My mum (in the foreground), My grandad (in the background), Irene (my auntie/dads sister), Grete and I assume the baby is Vinnie which means that it is likely that my mum was pregnant with Claus (born in July).






















    This was taken at my grandparents place and after my brother got sick. He was really suffering at this point.






    This is one of the happiest family photos I have and the only one I have a print of.



    Going for a walk at Marielyst with Lott and Willy some of our german friends. Claus in the foreground and my dad on the right. I think you can just spot me in yellow pants in the background.



    I think this is at Lotte and Willy's summer house.






    Not sure if this is Claus or myself being babtised. It is my grand mother being god mother.











    This was taken outside our summer house in Marielyst.



    My brother number 2 from the top right on his school photo.



    Claus at daycare number 4 from the top left.



    Me at day care top left.

    27. September 2015 18:09
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    My Mum as a young girl and with her siblings

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    Here is some more old photos of my mum. This time with here brother and sisters.This first one if pr
    Here is some more old photos of my mum. This time with here brother and sisters.

    This first one if probably one of the oldest. You can tell that the photo was shot in black and white and that the negative was later coloured (badly). It would be my mum in the middle with her two sisters Eli (the oldest on the right) and Yrsa.




    This is my mum in the middle with what I assume is cousins.





    I think it is my grandmother (Karen) holding my mum.


    Here is the same as the first photo, but this time without the colour.



    My mum and her sisters playing in the courtyard of their farm


    My mum with her older sisters.


    Eli, Yrsa, Sonja and Flemming Kragh.


    Having her photo taken as a little girl.


    Upset about having her photo taken?
























    My mum with her younger brother Flemming.


    As a liitle girl


    My mum in school.





    From left to right...Eli, Yrsa my mum (Sonja) and Flemming.


    As a young girls/woman...possibly from her Konfirmation.



    My mum as a girl scout (no 4 from the left).


    It is Flemming in the middle and my mum on the right.



    27. September 2015 17:09
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    Walk to Lurline Bay

    27. September 2015 17:09 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments

    This weekend we took the kids for a walk with some friends from Maroubra to Lurline Bay.It is a nice
    This weekend we took the kids for a walk with some friends from Maroubra to Lurline Bay.

    It is a nice little pleasant walk that is easy for the kids.




    They loved jumping between the boulders.




    ...and exploring the small rock pools.







    Because of the recent storms the beach was full of Blue bottles, so no playing in the sand this time around.





    They are nasty little creatures that will sting you badly if you touch them.




    This surfer was being very careful in his bare feet.



    27. September 2015 17:09
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    Lucas Birthday

    27. September 2015 17:09 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments

    Earlier this month it was Lucas birthday.We didn't have a kids party for him, but we did celebrate w
    Earlier this month it was Lucas birthday.

    We didn't have a kids party for him, but we did celebrate with the family.







    We gave him a new bike for his birthday...he was stunned and didn't know what to think of it, but he loves riding it now.

    27. September 2015 17:09
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    Travelling as a child

    27. September 2015 17:09 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments

    When I was a kid we would every summer travel to Southern Europe with our caravan.Usually travelling
    When I was a kid we would every summer travel to Southern Europe with our caravan.

    Usually travelling through Swizerland or Austria ending up in Italy (Either Lido di Jesolo or the Italian Riviera). Underway we would visit old friends of my mum and dad from the time they were working in Italy.

    Here are some photos from that time.









    I just noticed the burn scar on my arm on the above photo. I think this is one of the few childhood photos where you can really see it.




















    This was out caravan while travelling.








    This is our caravan with the tent up in the middle.



















    27. September 2015 17:09
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    Lego Exhibition

    27. September 2015 17:09 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments

    Last weekend there was a Lego exhibition in the city.We caught the train in to St James station and
    Last weekend there was a Lego exhibition in the city.

    We caught the train in to St James station and walked from there.





    It was a fairly small exhibition with my favourite being the pirate ship with all the details of the lower decks.












    There was also some Ninjago and Star wars.










    And a lot of other pieces.








    10. September 2015 16:09
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    Fathers Day

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    This Sunday it was fathers day.It was celebrated with a game of Bowling with the kids in the morning
    This Sunday it was fathers day.

    It was celebrated with a game of Bowling with the kids in the morning and then family dinner in the evening (with yummi chocolate cake).







    This photo is the only family photo I have with the entire Kims family (including little Mia).




    10. September 2015 16:09
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    More kids artwork

    10. September 2015 16:09 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments

    Rather than keeping all the kids artwork I instead take photos of it.Here is some of the latest addi
    Rather than keeping all the kids artwork I instead take photos of it.

    Here is some of the latest additions.
































    7. September 2015 10:09
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    Anything Goes - Sydney Opera House

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    This weekend Kim and I joined a couple of friends at the opera house to see the show Anything Goes.T
    This weekend Kim and I joined a couple of friends at the opera house to see the show Anything Goes.

    This is a great musical which I believe is based on a book and it was first shown on Broadway all the way back in 1934.

    I love the old costumes from back...


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    26. October 2002 11:09
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    My Memories of Claus . . .

    26. October 2002 11:09 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments

    my memories of claus


    Amstmester - Claus Pallesen (newspaper article)Claus at tennis practice
    Before Claus became ill, he was a rising star in the world of tennis. He was featured in the local newspaper as Amtsmester - he came first in the local "Amst" - level similar to state-level.
    Claus the Skipper!Claus sunbaking
    Claus and Far!

    Claus and MorTrip to Karrebæksminde, during René's and Arumi's visit to Denmark (June 2002)
    Claus loved being out in the wind and the sun. He was also prone to seasickness.
    Claus & Mor at Freshwater BayEating oysters in SydneyClaus with Anne
    At one of beaches in SydneyAt my old apartment in Narrabeen, Sydney
    Claus and my family came to visit me in Australia in 1999. I think he liked it here - warmer winters and friendly people. I really like the top middle photo, of Claus eating oysters. He looked very happy. They did a lot of sightseeing here, and even visited my apartment on Narrabeen beach.
    Young Claus with MorAt airport - when René and Arumi leave Denmark
    Claus in MorroccoClaus in Morrocco
    In North SjællandRené & Claus at Sonja's 60th birthday celebrations
    In Tenerife
    blue line
    The following are the last photos that were taken of Claus, on one of our sailing trips.
    Alle i arbejdeLastekajen
    Lasten vokserClaus arbejder
    Kurt arbejderLasten klar
    KurtBirthe



    26. October 2002 11:08
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    My Dear Big Brother...

    26. October 2002 11:08 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments

    my dear big brother

    My brother had schizophrenia, and he passed away not long after his 33rd birthday.

    I love my brother, and I regret not telling him this. My girlfriend tells me that Claus knew I loved him.
    I am not convinced of this, so I wrote him a letter, in the hope that he will read this, wherever he is.

    There is so much I wanted to say to him.

    I want to remember him when he was not sick, when he was happy, and when I was last in Denmark in June 2002. I want to remember him, as you will see him in these photos.
    blue line
    Claus and I wearing Christmas hats

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    10. July 2008 05:26
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    New Job

    10. July 2008 05:26 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments

    new job


    After 4 years I decided it was time to change to a new job in a different company. There was several reasons why it was time for a change and it was hard to let go as I have loved working with the company and there are a lot of aspects of the job that I will really miss.

    The new job I have accepted is with a large consulting firm here in Sydney. They are about 800 people in the branch itself and they are part of one of the large telecommunications and mobile phone networks here in Australia and Asia which has got tens of thousands of employees. So hopefully in the long term some better career opportunities as well as more money in the short term.


    I have now been in the job for about three weeks and is still trying to decide whether I like it or not there. I am more used to a consultative selling process where you talk to clients and really try and understand their business and then become their trusted advisor in making decisions and guiding them how to improve their business.

    I was expecting this new consulting company to follow similar approaches as this in my opinion is the best way to secure business. It seems however that this company is following a more opportunistic approach where they respond to tenders and requests from customers. This means that it is in a very competitive area where other business also are responding to the same type of requests from the same customer. It also means that a large part of my function so has has been in preparation for customer demonstrations and writing proposals. I would rather engage with the clients more and understand their business before we jump to demos and proposals.

    Another thing is that there was no induction process a such. They have an overwhelming amount of processes in place and there is no one who can really explain what applied and when it applies.


    Anyway so far I am not very impressed...but it is really still too early days to tell.